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There's no problem a billion cockroaches can't handle
CHINA IS PRODUCING so much food waste it has had to come up with some out-of-the-box thinking — like using a billion cockroaches to take care of the problem.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15708
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15708Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:00:00
SILENT REVOLUTION: It's all power to the e-bus in this city
ALL 16,000 buses in the fast-growing Chinese megacity of Shenzhen are now electric, and soon all 22,000 taxis will be, too.
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15692
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15692Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:00
Pure electrics shine as China shows off cars of the future
Xiaopeng G3 SUV ... backed by Alibaba
CHINA HAS SEEN a bumper year for electric car sales, so it's no surprise that a number "new energy vehicles", as EVs are referred to in China, were the stars of the Guangzhou Auto Show.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15624
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15624Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:00:00
China drags chain on emissions trading scheme
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CHINA STILL NEEDS&nbsp;to do a lot of work before it can fully launch its long-awaited nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15592
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15592Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:00:00
Mangroves are on the march
MANGROVE forests could be adapting to climate change by growing beyond their usual range, according to a recent study. http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15570
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15570Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:00:00
China faces pressure over illegal greenhouse gases
Spray foams are used to insulate buildings
CHINA WILL BE urged to crack down on illegal CFC-11 production under an international declaration set for adoption at a meeting in Ecuador this week.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15497
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15497Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:00:00
Chinese city launching own moon to save on power bill
A PRIVATE aerospace institute in China plans to launch its own moon to save money on nightime lighting in a provincial city.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15445
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15445Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:00
What the Chinese people think about climate change
NINETY-FOUR per cent of the public think China should be in the Paris climate deal, although many don't know exactly what that means.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15250
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15250Fri, 28 Sep 2018 09:00:00
Just where on Earth is China's climate highway leading us?
Inner Mongolia's Huitengxile wind farm ... the future will see big changes.TRIUMPH or catastrophe? Where will China's climate path lead us all? So far there are both hopeful moves and warning signs, a new book says.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15209
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15209Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:00:00
China cracks down on distant fishing fleets
The distant water fishing sector in China has expanded over the past three decades to become the world's largest
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CHINA'S FISHERY&nbsp;authorities have introduced hard-hitting punishments for overfishing and illegal fishing by...http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15153
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15153Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:00:00
Animal waste is turning China's lakes green
Dianchi Lake in Yunnan province turns green every year
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY is contaminating China's water and has been linked to turning lakes bright green, a phenomenon known as eutrophication.
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15109
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=15109Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:00:00
China again starts building coal-fired plants
China is building coal plants again - but is it a blip or a trend?
SATELLITE imagery reveals that many coal-fired power projects that were halted by the Chinese government have quietly restarted.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14966
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14966Thu, 09 Aug 2018 09:00:00
New Chinese-led banks missing the point
The AIIB is investing in the metro system in Luoyang in central China's Henan province
BOTH LESS THAN five years old, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Brics Bank are failing to back sustainable development models.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14921
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14921Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:00:00
Quite soon, this crowded part of China will be unsurvivable
Residents cool off at a pool in Jinan in eastern China's Shandong province
THE DEADLIEST place on the planet for extreme future heatwaves will be the north China plain, one of the most densely populated regions in the world and the...http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14922
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14922Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:00:00
Why China must show stronger climate leadership
A NEW REPORT from Columbia University has provided a clear assessment of China's role in responding to climate change.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14874
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14874Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:00:00
Chinese lead green bonds charge
CHINA ISSUED $30 billion in green bonds in 2017, remaining the world leader in the market.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14796
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14796Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:00:00
China carbon emissions in retreat
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CHINA'S&nbsp;carbon dioxide&nbsp;emissions fell from 2014 to 2016 and might already have peaked, according to a new study.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14756
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14756Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:00:00
China's seafood boom will be felt globally
SEAFOOD consumption per capita in China has recently surpassed pork and that has repercussions for ocean ecosystems in the country and beyond.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14747
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14747Wed, 04 Jul 2018 11:00:00
China wants better clean-air standards
CHINA has signalled its intention to impose special emissions limits on some of most polluting and energy intensive sectors in the country.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14730
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14730Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:00:00
China producing banned ozone-damaging chemicals
Spray foams are used to insulate buildings
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CHINA&nbsp;has been outed as the illegal producer of chemicals that damage the ozone layer and the climate.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14707
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14707Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:00:00
China frets over 'blind' electric vehicle growth
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CHINA WILL TAKE&nbsp;action to curb the "blind" development of its rapidly growing electric vehicle sector, says a state planning spokeswoman.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14668
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14668Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:00:00
China is the alternative universe of car industry
A STATE-CONTROLLED economy is forcing the world's largest car market to embrace electric car solutions, and fast. Here's what China can tell us about the automotive future.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14431
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14431Wed, 09 May 2018 10:00:00
Coal pollution is poisoning China's rice
MERCURY pollution is a problem usually associated with fish consumption. But some people in China, the world's largest mercury emitter, are exposed to more methylmercury from rice than they are from fish.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14414
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14414Mon, 07 May 2018 10:00:00
China's solar power boom can be seen from space
CHINA IS THE world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it's also leading the world in clean energy investment and deployment.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14392
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14392Wed, 02 May 2018 10:00:00
Belt and Road will cost the environment
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CHINA IS&nbsp;aggressively trying to leverage on a trillion-dollar transportation and energy infrastructure construction programme that poses potential environmental&nbsp;impacts.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14383
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14383Tue, 01 May 2018 10:00:00
China builds a road so smart it will change the face of driving
THE ROAD TO China's autonomous-driving future is paved with solar panels, mapping sensors and electric-battery rechargers as the nation tests an "intelligent highway" that could speed the transformation of the global transportation...http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14302
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14302Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:00:00
China makes a huge new green ministry
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CHINA'S newly created mega-department, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, has absorbed the&nbsp;functions of many ministries and&nbsp;will&nbsp;boast a staff of about 500.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14279
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14279Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:00:00
China has the boldest renewable energy plan
THE BOLDEST plan to achieve the targets set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement comes from China.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14271
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14271Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:00:00
US asks China to reconsider ban on foreign waste
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THE&nbsp;US has requested China end its recent ban on receiving&nbsp;garbage from foreign countries, something it says is causing turmoil in the global market.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14213
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14213Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:00:00
China could become a leader in green finance
EXPERTS gathered in London have argued over whether China could dominate the green financing market in years to come.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14043
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=14043Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:00:00
Has China's growth shaken free of carbon?
WITH CHINA'S official energy statistics for 2017 being gradually released, the annual debate over whether the world's largest carbon polluter has peaked its greenhouse gas emissions faces a watershed moment.
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13968
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13968Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:00:00
How will China's new carbon trading scheme work?
CHINA last month announced the initial details of its much-anticipated emissions trading scheme, following several years of regional pilot projects.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13885
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13885Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:00:00
Why China wants to rule green-energy markets
AS OTHER major powers find themselves in climate denial or atrophy, China might well boost its power and status by becoming the global energy leader of tomorrow.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13837
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13837Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:00:00
Why coal city switched all 8000 taxis to electric
TAIYUAN, capital city of Shanxi province in China, replaced 8000 petrol-powered taxis with electric vehicles in a single year.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13830
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13830Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:00:00
Belt-and-road countries could top China's emissions
CHINA is seeking to clean up its overseas investments and is calling for international support.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13810
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13810Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:00:00
China's footprint threatens to trample the natural world
MANY OBSERVERS of China's escalating global programme of foreign investment and infrastructure development are crossing their fingers and hoping for the best.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13754
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13754Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:00:00
Can China actually lead on climate change?
CHINA&nbsp;is in the driving seat when it comes to international co-operation on climate, said President Xi Jinping at a major political meeting in Beijing ahead of the climate talks in Bonn.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13708
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13708Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:00:00
China reverses flow of carbon emissions
THE FLOW of China's carbon emissions has reversed, according to new research led by scientists at the University of East Anglia.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13689
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13689Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:00:00
China likely to hit peak emissions around 2030
CHINA'S carbon emissions will probably peak on or before 2030, a new survey has found.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13669
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13669Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:00:00
Is China the leader UN climate talks need?
CHINA IS MORE assertive than ever about its climate leadership ambitions, as 195 countries head to Bonn for the annual UN summit.
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13531
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13531Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:00:00
Pollution getting in the way of China's solar goals
ALTHOUGH&nbsp;China is increasing its solar energy supply, air pollution is blocking sunlight and reducing energy output, according to a new study.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13469
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13469Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:00:00
No China, so what happens now to world's recycling?
IN THE WAKE of China's announcement earlier this year that it would cut imports of the world's waste there are concerns that much of the lower grade materials will have nowhere else to go.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13452
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13452Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:00:00
China takes aim at high-end solar market
CHINA&nbsp;is looking to dominate the high-end of the global solar power market.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13208
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13208Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:00:00
China readies for ethanol fuels binge
CHINA's bold plan to blend renewable fuels into its gasoline supply within three years will revolutionize its fledging biofuels industry, and likely spur billions of dollars in investment in ethanol factories.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13198
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13198Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:00:00
China's sponge cities aim to re-use 70% of rainwater
CHINA's "sponge city" initiative has an ambitious goal: by 2020, 80 per cent of urban areas should absorb and re-use at least 70 per cent of rainwater.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13173
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13173Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:00:00
China to ban sale of fossil-fuel cars
CHINA WILL&nbsp;SET a deadline for carmakers to end sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles, a move aimed at pushing companies to speed efforts in developing electric vehicles.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13168
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13168Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:00:00
China smashes solar power target ... by three years
CHINA HAS reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule after installed capacity topped well over its 105GW target.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13109
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13109Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:00:00
China readies world's largest carbon-trading market
AS THE United States reverses its climate policies, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, China, is in the midst of setting up a national carbon-trading system.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13001
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=13001Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:00:00
China to ban import of foreign waste
CHINA has anounced that it will no longer be importing foreign garbage shipments.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=12857
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=12857Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:00:00
Volvo e-car push reflects China's leadership ambition
CHINESE-OWNED&nbsp;Volvo's&nbsp;move away from the internal combustion engine will fuel&nbsp;Beijing dominance in emerging clean technology.http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=12849
http://carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=12849Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:00:00